Bands you once hated but are now coming round to

[MacDaddy]

I never hated them, but as I was very much into my heavy metal at the time, I was never bothered about U2.

Now, I can appreciate what an amazingly talented guitarist The Edge is.

[tegs07]

On 14/05/2021 at 13:30, Rich said:

I absolutely detested the Smiths back in the day. Thought Morrissey was a complete knob and the music was simplistic rubbish. Fast-forward to now and I really quite like them -- I can appreciate the music for what it is, well-crafted and extremely well-played (although Morrissey is an even bigger knob now though). But perhaps I'd better keep that opinion to myself, or otherwise... 

...people will think I'm obviously not intelligent. 🙄

I really like The Smith’s. Always thought Morrisey was a bell end though. As for his solo career you would be hard pressed to make a decent album out of the entire output.

 I always thought of Richard Hawley as the thinking mans Morrisey. Maybe he should team up with Marr?

Edited May 28, 2021 by tegs07

[Barking Spiders]

37 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

I never hated them, but as I was very much into my heavy metal at the time, I was never bothered about U2.

Now, I can appreciate what an amazingly talented guitarist The Edge is.

I'm not the biggest U2 fan either but it annoys me the way these (probably) teenage nerds locked away in their bedrooms write off Edge as being cr@p on YT etc, just because he doesn't shred and uses effects. There's no doubting he's influenced thousands of players in  U2 wannabe bands. I think he's a pretty inspiring player

[ubit]

On 15/05/2021 at 12:28, Reggaebass said:

Yeah, everyone likes at least 1 song, don’t they 🤔, the same as rod Stewart, I like the groove of Baby Jane 

I cannot stick that a**e!

[Guest]

I think first band I had this experience with was Bananarama

[barkin]

Lots of bands/artists that I don't care for and wouldn't, through choice, listen to. But hate... ?

[DawnPatroller]

On 28/05/2021 at 10:46, ubit said:

I cannot stick that a**e!

Same here. I could easily punch Rod Stewart in the face for no particular reason. But he'd probably say the same about me if he read this.

[Geek99]

On 28/05/2021 at 09:53, Barking Spiders said:

I'm not the biggest U2 fan either but it annoys me the way these (probably) teenage nerds locked away in their bedrooms write off Edge as being cr@p on YT etc, just because he doesn't shred and uses effects. There's no doubting he's influenced thousands of players in  U2 wannabe bands. I think he's a pretty inspiring player

But he uses lots of delay and modulation and fuzz - always has 

[Barking Spiders]

2 hours ago, MHMSWC#03 said:

Same here. I could easily punch Rod Stewart in the face for no particular reason. But he'd probably say the same about me if he read this.

This vid could be a good reason!

 

[ubit]

On 28/05/2021 at 11:46, Ricky Rioli said:

I think first band I had this experience with was Bananarama

Yeah but there was one of them that I fancied.

[Lfalex v1.1]

On 14/05/2021 at 17:14, StickyDBRmf said:

Figures I have to find out about a band from Jersey from Supernaut. But. Better than Springsteen&Bongovi. 

There's always Monster Magnet... 👍

[ubit]

7 hours ago, Barking Spiders said:

This vid could be a good reason!

 

He once came on stage at a Glasgow concert wearing a Celtic strip. There was nearly a riot. He claimed later that he didn't realise that it would cause such offence. What a knob. In any city in the world you wouldn't go onstage wearing a football strip. You would immediately alienate half the audience.

[DawnPatroller]

1 hour ago, Lfalex v1.1 said:

There's always Monster Magnet... 👍

And the Misfits.

[tegs07]

52 minutes ago, ubit said:

He once came on stage at a Glasgow concert wearing a Celtic strip. There was nearly a riot. He claimed later that he didn't realise that it would cause such offence. What a knob. In any city in the world you wouldn't go onstage wearing a football strip. You would immediately alienate half the audience.

Precisely why I am not a fan of the so called beautiful game. 
Occasionally I despair at the tribal small minded mentality of our species. Slightly off topic sorry.

 

 

Edited May 30, 2021 by tegs07

[Paul S]

I think being more tolerant and open to a wider rage of music genres is just part of growing up and getting older.  When we are teens we are particularly 'tribal' with that gang-type mentality but I think the phase passes (edit - except for football, as above, and some other sports!).  I cut my teeth in early 70s on heavy rock like Deep Purple, Led Zep and Black Sabbath and would tolerate little else.  Nowdays I can find something to listen to in most genres/most artists.

[FinnDave]

12 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I think being more tolerant and open to a wider rage of music genres is just part of growing up and getting older.  When we are teens we are particularly 'tribal' with that gang-type mentality but I think the phase passes (edit - except for football, as above, and some other sports!).  I cut my teeth in early 70s on heavy rock like Deep Purple, Led Zep and Black Sabbath and would tolerate little else.  Nowdays I can find something to listen to in most genres/most artists.

I'm the opposite, the older I get (63 now) the less inclined I am to spend time exploring new music.

[Paul S]

10 minutes ago, FinnDave said:

I'm the opposite, the older I get (63 now) the less inclined I am to spend time exploring new music.

I don't see this as being quite the same thing.  I don't spend time looking for new music either (also 63) but I find I am more tolerant of other genres when I hear them rather than just the heavy rock I grew up listening to.  For me, anyway, it isn't so much an active choice but more of a passive acceptance.  

[tegs07]

6 minutes ago, Paul S said:

I don't see this as being quite the same thing.  I don't spend time looking for new music either (also 63) but I find I am more tolerant of other genres when I hear them rather than just the heavy rock I grew up listening to.  For me, anyway, it isn't so much an active choice but more of a passive acceptance.  

I love finding new music. One of the annoying things about getting older is I find that my horizons narrow not by choice but circumstance. This makes finding new music and experiences more difficult. I have to say that one of the joys of Spotify (there are also numerous negatives) is that it can fill this gap and introduce me to new music I would have previously found from meeting new people, going to gigs, festivals and reading the music press. All things I do far less of these days.

Edited May 30, 2021 by tegs07

[ubit]

22 minutes ago, tegs07 said:

I love finding new music

Yup, this is me. I also love finding new music. Youtube has suggested some good ones.

[Woodinblack]

25 minutes ago, ubit said:

Yup, this is me. I also love finding new music. Youtube has suggested some good ones.

Same here - I listen to much wider selections of music than I ever did, its great.

[upside downer]

50 minutes ago, ubit said:

Yup, this is me. I also love finding new music. Youtube has suggested some good ones.

Same here. A world of sound at your fingertips. Such a great resource for finding music that I'd never have dreamt of going anywhere near back in my younger days. Currently it's Krautrock (is that term still acceptable?), experimental weirdness like Third Ear Band or Moroccan Gnawa. It's a long way from The Ramones but I'm sitting back and enjoying the journey. 

[FinnDave]

1 hour ago, Paul S said:

I don't see this as being quite the same thing.  I don't spend time looking for new music either (also 63) but I find I am more tolerant of other genres when I hear them rather than just the heavy rock I grew up listening to.  For me, anyway, it isn't so much an active choice but more of a passive acceptance.  

I don't really hear any music by chance, never have the radio on at home or in my car, watch very little TV, don't work, so have little exposure to music in public. I only get to hear what I choose to hear. I'm not claiming that's any better or worse than what other people do, only that that is how I live.

A lot of the time I don't listen to anything in the conventional sense, but I can recall complete songs in my head - the ultimate private listening experience!

[AndyTravis]

Ian Brown.

Absolutely bypassed me when he was enjoying post Stone Roses (who I still don’t get) successes.

But recently, I can’t turn of Solarized, love the production. So I’ve explored his other output…ace.

And for a guy who essentially cannot sing and mumbles in a thick Manc accent…I love listening to him.

[ezbass]

3 hours ago, ubit said:

He once came on stage at a Glasgow concert wearing a Celtic strip. There was nearly a riot. He claimed later that he didn't realise that it would cause such offence. What a knob. In any city in the world you wouldn't go onstage wearing a football strip. You would immediately alienate half the audience.

Even without the footie kit.

[ezbass]

On 28/05/2021 at 09:53, Barking Spiders said:

I'm not the biggest U2 fan either but it annoys me the way these (probably) teenage nerds locked away in their bedrooms write off Edge as being cr@p on YT etc, just because he doesn't shred and uses effects. There's no doubting he's influenced thousands of players in  U2 wannabe bands. I think he's a pretty inspiring player

Andy Summers, The Edge, Johnny Marr, etc, all do something different from the shredders, which I always found refreshing. Their standpoint that it’s easy (and I take issue with that) fails to take into account they did it first, at least on a world stage. It takes so much more rhythmical awareness to achieve their effects drenched sound than just widdling over the Lydian mode. It’s the equivalent of looking at a Picasso or Mondrian and saying, “I could’ve done that.” Well, you didn’t, did you?

Edited May 30, 2021 by ezbass